Features
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Employees to Employers: Mind Your Own Business
March 24, 2014
How much can employers inquire about employees or have a say in their actions on and off the job? The staff of a small business can easily grow into a family of sorts, but this doesn’t give the employer the right to act as the patriarch. The trend, as evidenced by laws, court decisions and administrative rulings, seems to be toward less involvement of employers in the lives of their workers.
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The Kennickell Group Approaching 125 Years in Business
March 20, 2014
The Kennickell Group, founded in 1892, provides print, international fulfillment, signage, point-of-purchase materials, and marketing services for global businesses through their two Savannah locations, and has partnerships with companies in 30+ countries. This storied history offers plenty to reflect on, and even more to live up to.
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The Link Between Thought Leadership & LinkedIn
March 19, 2014
The topic of thought leadership has been hot and heavy over the last year or two. Often discussed, speculated about and outright claimed by some, it is among the more misunderstood business concepts.
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Fewer Students Plan to Become Business Owners
March 17, 2014
College students are more concerned with making money now than they were before the start of the Great Recession, research by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) at UCLA, reveals. Maybe that’s self-evident. But here’s a more surprising finding: The fraction of students intending to become business owners has also declined since 2007.
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Outsourced Product Development Gaining Popularity Among Small Businesses
March 12, 2014
A great product idea alone is no guarantee of success for an entrepreneur. The time taken to develop a product and take it to market within reasonable costs is a key aspect.
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Ameris Bank to acquire The Coastal Bank
March 11, 2014
Ameris Bancorp, the parent company of Ameris Bank, announced today the signing of a definitive merger agreement under which Ameris will acquire Coastal Bankshares, Inc., the parent company of The Coastal Bank.
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The Power of Thinking Big, But Starting Small
March 10, 2014
How did Google manage to come out of nowhere? And how did it grow to reach$58 billion in annual revenues in 2013 — all in under two decades?
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It All Begins With Your LinkedIn Profile
March 07, 2014
LinkedIn is the best place for business professionals to post information about themselves, regardless of your discipline. As a business professional, regardless of what your function is, you need to be findable to those in your field.
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Georgia Manufacturing Activity Reverses its Two-Month Decline
March 05, 2014
Georgia manufacturing activity reversed an anemic performance with a strong boost in new orders and production for February, which offset the doubledigit losses in the prior two months, according to a study released by Kennesaw State University.
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Conference on Cutting-Edge Port Tech Coming to Savannah
March 04, 2014
The International Port & Terminal Technology Conference and Exhibition is coming to Savannah, Ga., May 20-21. The Georgia Ports Authority and MCI Media will present the conference at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center.
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Sam McCachern & Mitchell Bohannon on Thomas & Hutton's "Changing of the Guard"
March 03, 2014
Mitchell Bohannon will be stepping down as CEO this month after leading the firm for the past seven years. During his tenure as CEO, Bohannon successfully guided the firm through many challenges including the Great Recession and the largest housing collapse since the Great Depression.
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Broughton Street Project: The Story Behind the Story
February 28, 2014
On February 11 of this year, Ben Carter Enterprises announced that its premier company had acquired several buildings and had contracts for 20 more across a five-block area of Broughton Street, Savannah main downtown shopping thoroughfare.
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The Benefits of Giving Your Staff a Raise
February 28, 2014
Are you trying to keep your key employees happy by offering them perks like work-at-home days, cross-training and flexible hours? That’s great and I encourage you to keep offering those extras, but a new study shows that they may not be enough to retain workers.
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The Tax Price of Success
February 27, 2014
It’s commonly understood that the better you do in business, the more taxes you’ll pay. As Scottish whiskey distiller, Thomas Robert Dewar, said: “Nothing hurts more than having to pay an income tax, unless it is not having to pay an income tax.”
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Language of Leadership: Constructive Versus Destructive
February 26, 2014
While many people are given the title of leader, a lot of them don’t elicit results because they don’t communicate in a way that inspires action and results. Having studied leaders for several years there are three distinct behaviors that I see real, impactful leaders engage in.
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Coaxing the Wheel of Progress: Greg Parker’s Leadership on Mayor Jackson’s Business Roundtable
February 25, 2014
Governor Nathan Deal set a goal to make Georgia the best state in the country in which to business. Our Mayor, Edna Jackson, wants Savannah to be the best city in the best state in which to do business.
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Mayor Jackson’s Business Roundtable Report
February 24, 2014
Savannah Mayor Edna Jackson made a commitment to become more responsive to the needs of local businesses in her February 2012 inaugural address. In observance of her promise, Mayor Jackson assembled a Business Roundtable comprised of local business leaders by July of that year. After persuading Greg Parker, President and CEO of The Parker Companies to chair the Roundtable, a novel collaboration between Savannah’s City government and its business community began to take shape.
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Be The Best “Business Of One” You Can Be
February 21, 2014
Having your own business is still one of the most dreamed about career goals most people have, but one of the hardest to sustain. The entrepreneurial mindset is characterized by initiative, adventure, risk and perseverance. Taking leadership of your company if you do own it and ownership of your career if you run it are “musts” in today’s competitive business world.
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What to Expect & Not to Expect From a Business Mentor
February 20, 2014
Businesses that receive mentoring are 20% more likely to grow than businesses that don’t, according to research from the UPS Store. Business mentors are usually more experienced business owners or industry professionals who can provide advice and guidance.
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Tracing Talent: The Top Five Workforce & Staffing Trends for 2014
February 19, 2014
Pam Cole, President and CEO of Trace Staffing Solutions, shares her story and staffing trends for 2014.
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Georgia Experiences Fourth Record Year in International Trade
February 18, 2014
Georgia experienced its fourth record year in a row for international trade, exceeding last year’s milestones in both imports and exports. The total value of goods exported from Georgia totaled $37.6 billion, the most the state has ever exported within a single year.
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SBA Nominee Talks Marketing to Banks, Businesses at Confirmation Hearing
February 14, 2014
If finally confirmed, the newly nominated chief of the U.S. Small Business Administration promised to do more to promote the agency’s services. Maria Contreras-Sweet said at her confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship that more must be done to brand the SBA.
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Dr. Kathy Love Brings 30 Years of Leadership Experience to Savannah Technical College
February 13, 2014
Dr. Kathy Love has been the president of Savannah Technical College for the past five years. All told, Love has almost 30 years in the Technical College System of Georgia in various leadership capacities. She updates us on what Savannah Technical College is up to these days.
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Yet Another Delay for Obamacare, Until January 2016
February 12, 2014
We’re at the point where we’ll soon need a spreadsheet to keep track of all the changes to Obamacare. On Monday the Obama Administration once again delayed a provision of the Affordable Care Act.
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Buying is a Sensual Activity
February 11, 2014
I once heard Ken Blanchard (the One Minute Manager author) tell a story about Sheldon Bowles, a Canadian entrepreneur who decided to go against the self service gas trend back in 1970 by creating a full service franchise in western Canada called Domo Gas.